College of Engineering
Senior Design Showcase
Note: Cover photos were taken pre-COVID
Virtually – April 27-29, 2021
FROM THE DEAN On behalf of the College of Engineering at Boise State University, I would like to welcome you to our annual Senior Design Showcase! This year’s event has 58 projects designed by 232 seniors in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering PLUS, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering. This year’s event is virtual, and you may view all the team videos at your leisure, and then talk to the students via Zoom, about the challenges they faced and the discoveries they made working through problems in robotics, circuit integration, bridge design, instrumentation, materials characterization, and many, many more. I invite you to meet our students and talk to them about their projects, their teamwork, and their problemsolving strategies. Maybe you have a project of your own that would benefit from fresh ideas and a motivated design team. We are always looking for new projects and sponsors to challenge our emerging engineering professionals! JoAnn S. Lighty Dean, College of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT Civil Engineering – 426-3743 Dr. Nick Hudyma Phone: 208-426-1045 Email: nickhudyma@boisestate.edu Computer Science – 426-5766 Shane Panter Phone: 208-426-3317 Email: shanepanter@boisestate.edu Electrical & Computer Engineering – 426-5788 Brian Higgins Phone: 208-426-4804 Email: brianhiggins@boisestate.edu
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Engineering PLUS – 426-5719 Dr. Amy J. Moll Phone: 208-426-4088 Email: amoll@boisestate.edu Materials Science & Engineering – 426-5600 Dr. Harold Ackler Phone: 208-426-5916 Email: hackler@boisestate.edu Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering – 426-4078 Lynn Catlin, P.E. Phone: 208-426-4088 Email: lynncatlin@boisestate.edu
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FROM THE DEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS
#1 Indian Creek Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #2 WISELy Weir-d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #3 Restoring Restoration: A Rehabilitation and Beautification Project of Indian Creek . . . . . . . . . . . #4 Indian Creek Infrastructure Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #5 Nampa Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #6 Infrastructure Development at Indian Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #7 Development of a Site for Urban Growth - Temporary Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
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COMPUTER SCIENCE PROJECTS
#8 Image Text Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 #9 Raspberry Pi Security Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 #10 Sound Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 #11 RFID-based System to Log Nest Box Visits by Banded Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 #12 Scripted Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #13 Mock Data Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #14 Discord Music Bot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 #15 Raspberry Pi Controller Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #16 Logzly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #17 TrendExchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 #18 Crack detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #19 Project Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #20 Atomic Layer Deposition Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 #21 Mobile Molecular Sensor Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 #22 Autonomous Driving with LiDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 #23 Statistical Soil Stabilizer Computation Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 #24 Mobile App for Laboratory Data Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 #25 GUI App for Laser Noise Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 #26 Determine the Open Probability of Ion Channels from Experimental I-V Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 #27 Broncodrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 #28 PiRate Security Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14-16 ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROJECTS
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#35 DER Protection Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adaptive Bike Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Industrial Control System Cyber Security Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Classic Car Fan Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SEL Feeder Fault Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Crawl Space Environmental Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Impedance Analysis for Lead-Acid Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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#36 All Seasons Portable Handwashing Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
#37 Sustainable Indoor Hydroponics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
#38 CaloWatt Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
#39 Rediscovered Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
#40 Autonomous Doggie Droppings Evisorator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
#41 Lights for Wheelchairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
19-21 MECHANICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS #42 Automated Fiber Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
#43 Baja Transmission Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
#44 Experimental Apparatus Lid with Liquid Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
#45 Toolbox Organization Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
#46 Boise State Aquaculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
#47 Bronco Automated Competition Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
#48 Towed Array Electromagentic Interference Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
#49 Ultrasound Replicating Scan Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
22-24 MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS #50 SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Detection Using Paper Microfluidics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 #51 In Situ Characterization of Atomic Layer Deposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
#52 Tutorials and Training Materials for Learning COMSOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
#53 Chemical Mechanical Planarization Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
#54 Contaminant Movement Through Mediums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
#55 Understanding Thermal and Fluid Transients in Semiconductor Device Structures . . . . . . 24
24-25 ECE AND MBE JOIN PROJECTS* #56 Plasma Ferret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
#57 Smart Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
#58 Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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INDUSTRY SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
26 SENIORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 * ECE – Electrical and Computer Engineering, MBE – Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
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#1 – INDIAN CREEK PARK DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Mac Beers Drew Bradshaw Clara Klamm Abby Sigurdson Gabrial Turner CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Evolution Engineering, in cooperation with Boise State University and Nampa city officials, is designing and implementing the restoration and development of Indian Creek parkway, located in Nampa, Idaho. The focus of the proposed site development is to promote community engagement and attract incoming residents through recreational activities and site beautification. Initial site investigation included hydrology and soil analysis as well as a preliminary investigation of the site environmental conditions. The findings of these analyses and investigations allowed for the development and design of additional features that aid in the enjoyment and function of the site, including beautification efforts, soil stability, transportation considerations, and waterway management, with the implementation of these features allowing for recreational use whilst maintaining the existing natural features prior to development. Beautification efforts included the adoption and promotion of plant life in the form of local flora/ fauna and xeriscaping. Soil stabilization was performed to accommodate the increase in foot traffic and maintain the existing structures. Transportation, both into and within the site, was incorporated to allow for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Lastly, the Indian Creek waterway was raised so as to allow for recreational activities such as swimming and paddle boarding, with the incorporation of a fish ladder to help maintain the naturalized stream.
#2 – WISELY WEIR-D DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Isabelle Butler Logan Marten William Nuckoles Emily Peters Samantha Taylor CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
The scope of this project included our team, WISELy Engineering, designing for the restoration, beautification, and recreation enhancement of a given site in Nampa, Idaho. Our environmental, geotechnical, hydrologic, transportation, and structural teams all banded together to create a site layout immersed with designs that are highly functional, educational, pleasing to the eye, and sustainable. Creative thinking, problem solving, and our positive group dynamic all lead to our final product. To scratch the surface, throughout the semester we have addressed potential environmental implications from previous and current site activities, proposed a stream bank stabilization solution, used GIS data to build a HEC-RAS hydraulic model in order to better understand the current streamflow and the impact of our designs, proposed a layout and drainage system for the site parking lot, calculated and designed for a pedestrian footbridge crossing, created a 3D userimmersive site visualization, as well as engineered a unique solution to a weir and fish passage design. This was all done while focusing on the environmental impacts, safety, and sustainability of our designs. We feel confident that our final site layout is one of quality, skill, and hard work. We hope you enjoy diving into our team’s project as much as we did.
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#3 – RESTORING RESTORATION: A REHABILITATION AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT OF INDIAN CREEK DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Colton Eliason Bailey Hereford Sarah Jones Cody Marschner Kiera VanPatten CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Nampa is a developing city with more and more families joining the community each year. Our client’s goal was to develop a community recreational site for locals to congregate. To encourage synchronicity, the Creekside Engineering design team performed reconnaissance efforts to inspire amenities and layout of the Indian Creek recreational site. Taking inspiration from local parks such as Indian Creek Caldwell, Esther Simplot Park, and Quinn’s Pond, the Creekside Engineering Team has designed various amenities that encourage sustainability and accessibility. A weir has been designed for the downstream portion of Indian Creek in order to raise water levels for recreational use. Improvement plans for the access road into the site with a pedestrian crossing have been developed as well as a 75-stall parking lot. Other amenities designed include grassy recreational fields, a playground, a covered pavilion, creek access points and a community garden. All in all, the Indian Creek rehabilitation and beautification has been designed to create a family-friendly park for the community to gather.
#4 – INDIAN CREEK INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Francisco Barrios Joshua Collins Stevie Lloyd Max Veneris Marcus Wuori CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
The project is development and design work for a recreational speculation area next to Indian Creek in Nampa, Idaho. The surrounding area for the project site is to be developed as commercial and residential properties. The focus of this project is on infrastructure design. Main site design will include a crossing over Indian Creek and a 100,000 gallon water tank. Other design aspects include geotechnical studies, channel design, transportation design, and environmental studies. For the Indian Creek crossing a steel girder bridge with a concrete deck and helical piers for support was designed. Hydraulic analysis of the water level was performed for Indian Creek to provide requirements for bridge clearance. The 100,000 gallon water storage tank will consist of reinforced concrete. For transportation in the site the roads will consist of asphalt and the sidewalks will be concrete. Traffic crossing the bridge will be controlled by signals, and lead into a parking lot. Environmental concerns include dust and pesticide contamination from an agricultural field on the site border and biohazard contamination from a meat processing plant that used to inhabit the site. Dust from the field will be caught by a barrier of trees and foliage along the site border. Pesticide and biohazard contamination will be dealt with by removal of contaminated soil already on the site and earth barriers such as a perimeter soil mound to prevent future contamination leakage onto the site. All designs strive for site beautification and homogeneity with the surrounding area of Nampa while still achieving the goals of the project.
#5 – NAMPA PARKS AND RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Connor Asmus Riley Bangs Tryston Sellers Declan Whitworth CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
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Our design team was presented with a problem statement from the City of Nampa with a proposal to design a crossing, water storage tank, and roadways for the remodel of a recreational area. The cylindrical reinforced concrete water storage tank was designed to hold 100,000 gallons of water for fire suppression. To preserve site aesthetics, the tank was designed as an underground tank. The crossing proposed is required to include transportation needs for personal vehicles, emergency vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles. The proposed crossing will include one-way traffic for vehicles and a sectioned off pathway for pedestrians and bicycles. These crossings will be part of the same bridge, but will be separated by a safety railing and will include traffic mitigation measures to ensure safe traffic flows. The approach to the crossing has been designed to allow vehicles to enter and exit the site safely. Across the bridge there will be a one-way parking lot which will allow for safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians as well as help control the flow of traffic. As a part of this project, our team has also evaluated the environmental impacts of the surrounding areas on the site, and we have proposed mitigation measures to lessen the impact of harmful devices to the environment. Cost implications of this design have also been considered, as well as some options for further beautification within this project.
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#6 – INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT INDIAN CREEK DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Cesar Enoki Corey Glassey Morgan Winston Pablo Yanez CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
Our team has designed a single-lane bridge that can accommodate two-way traffic over Indian Creek, and a squared reinforced concrete water storage tank capable of holding 100,000 gallons of water required by the Nampa fire department. The purpose of this project is to replenish the area with infrastructure that provides better serviceability to the public as well as serve as an aesthetically pleasing attribute to the area. The structural and aesthetic improvements would attract potential businesses, investors, and developers to the area. The project is located in Nampa, ID, bounded by the Nampa Wastewater Treatment Plant to the east, and W. Railroad Street to the south. Access to the site is provided by the existing Private Drive road which forms the northwest boundary of the site. The single-lane bridge crosses Indian Creek which divides the site into two parts: the agricultural field and the future recreational area. Our project took into account hydrological, geotechnical, structural, and transportation design considerations. The location of the required crossing for this project was chosen with respect to the existing Private Drive Road in the designated project area. It will be constructed using 2 ft. by 2 ft. in cross-section by 34-foot long reinforced concrete beams supported by two reinforced concrete retaining walls. The required water storage tank will also be made of reinforced concrete sized at 41 ft in length by 12 ft in height at each side. Along with many design calculations, our project incorporates aesthetics, green solutions, material cost, and environmental concerns.
#7 – DEVELOPMENT OF A SITE FOR URBAN GROWTH - TEMPORARY PARK DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Nate Cooper Garrett Dahl Luke Eckroth Amanda Mullins Carmen Pemsler CLIENT: City of Nampa PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Nick Hudyma
The CE Dream Team Engineering Co. was tasked with developing a lot along the Indian Creek in Nampa, Idaho for urban sprawl. To prepare for this growth, our company has designed a bridge crossing connecting the pre-existing road on the northside of the site to a parking lot located south. In addition to this road expansion, a water tank and greenbelt were also implemented to be a part of a temporary park. The goal of this project is to implement our plans in a cost effective, efficient, and sustainable manner. Formerly, the site was a meat processing and packaging facility. Our team is also proposing ways that will combat the negative effects from this facility to the environment by planting trees as a part of a local environmental effort, solar roadways, and accessibility to bicycle and low emission vehicles. Lastly, it was important for our team to meet the client’s requirements for the bridge crossing to have a one way road. We have come up with an innovative solution with this in mind that ensures the safety of pedestrians, drivers, and bicyclists by means of a safety sensor system. We believe that our design accurately details important concepts from structural engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulics, drafting, and geotechnical engineering. All elements of the project were reflected with both two dimensional drawings and three dimensional models.
#8 – IMAGE TEXT SCANNER DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Tung Ho Michael Shippey Garrett Smith CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
This project allows users to upload an image to be scanned for text and highlights all targeted words. This may be useful to some clients in some situations where they want to look for certain text in a given environment within a timely manner. To begin processing the user’s image we use node.js to send images to the back end. We have a java server cluster on the backend that will distribute tasks for image processing. We use pytesseract as the standard processing technique, and an experimental technique that utilizes openCV. We are using the experimental technique to compare processing results to the results of the pytesseract library. Once the image is processed it will highlight the targeted words found and return processing information back to node.js. The image will be displayed to the user with other relevant information on the client.
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#9 – RASPBERRY PI SECURITY CAMERA DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Kyle Epperson Tanner Halcumb Ryan Thompson
Our raspberry pi security camera is meant to capture video feed when motion is detected by the sensor. Once motion is detected a graphical user interface is presented with video feed. At which point the user will have the ability to view the camera stream, stop the camera stream, record the stream, or exit the program. Furthermore, the user will be able to view previously recorded videos. The user’s recordings can be stored for an infinite amount of time and does no require the user to subscribe to any sort of paid subscription.
CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
#10 – SOUND STREAM DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Zach Gillenwater Jared Rackley Cayson Wilkins CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
Our project is a website similar to Twitch, but that only streams audio instead of video. This is a platform for things like live podcasts, and offers a different experience from existing technologies like internet radio. The most important aspect of the project will be the ability for users to tune in to audio streams through the UI on the website, and for streamers to be able to record and transmit audio to their streams. Users can stream their audio through their computer to the website. For the user interface, we want a clean and simple look, that is easy to navigate and understand. Each stream has an associated topic (Music, Podcast, Screaming, etc.). Users can filter on stream category to find the specific kinds of content they are looking for. Streamers can upload a thumbnail to set their stream apart from others or preview the type of content they are streaming. The application will also have some social features, such as a subscription system that will allow users to subscribe to their favorite streams.
#11 – RFID-BASED SYSTEM TO LOG NEST BOX VISITS BY BANDED BIRDS DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Gina Fegler Samantha Fullmer AJ Trantham CLIENT:
Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
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Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) has permits in place to band black capped chickadees with radio frequency identification (RFID) legs bands. The goal of this project is to develop an automated bird-monitoring system to log visits by RFID banded birds to nest boxes at IBO’s Boise River Research Station. Key points of the project: 1. A passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag leg band will be used to tag the birds. IBO field personnel with the appropriate permits will record information about each bird that is banded. 2. The antenna design ensures that when visiting the nest box, the bird is within the range of the electromagnetic field so that the PIT tag will be activated, and nest visitation will be logged. 3. When the reading antenna detects a PIT tag, the associated ID is read and logged with a timestamp. 4. When the ID and timestamp are logged, that information is stored on an SD card. 5. IBO personnel will periodically visit the nest box sites to retrieve the card and download the stored data. The data is accessible by IBO as CSV data that can be added to a CSV file containing all recorded visits and can be accessed using Excel and Microsoft Access.
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#12 – SCRIPTED RISK DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Jordan Claflin Steven Kim Nolan Nguyen-Tran CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
Our senior design project idea will revolve around the idea of simulating the board game “Risk” through Tabletop Simulator. Tabletop Simulator is a video game that allows players to create, play, and share their content through Steam Workshop. The game was developed by Berserk games, supported by a crowdfunding campaign, and was released in June 5, 2015. The game itself supports the language Lua, which is a language that is used in World of Warcraft, Angry Birds, and Roblox etc. Through this scripting language, we will complement the setup and the system of the game Risk. “Risk” is a war strategy board game that can be played by two to seven players. The basic version of the game consists of a political map that is divided into 42 territories that are grouped into 6 continents. The turns of the players are decided by dice rolls where they have an option to attack or move their armies. The goal of the game is for one player to eventually dominate the whole map, thus eliminating other players. “Risk” was invented by 1957 French filmmaker, Albert Lamorisse. To this day, the game is considered to be one of the most popular board games.
#13 – MOCK DATA GENERATOR DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Pablo Lomeli Max Richmond CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
Have you ever wanted to build a database to practice your skills, showcase some features or even just mess around with a database? Well you might be dissuaded when the project requires a large data set with more than just basic numbers and names. This is where our product comes through, with just a few clicks and filling out a small simple form in a beautiful GUI designed by the very best, The Mock Data Generator makes the impossible seem extremely possible. The Mock Data Generator is a tool that can be used to generate mock data for most popular database tables and in the future most if not all databases. The main work done by you will be in the GUI that allows you name tables, columns, select the datatype for each column, and decide how many rows of data to produce. When you are done filling out the simple UI form, you can click the generate button to generate an export file that has the correct syntax for the database you want populated with personalized data. After using Mock Data Generator, you will no longer fear having to hand type each example data set and save a lot of your time to work on what you want.
#14 – DISCORD MUSIC BOT DEPARTMENT: Computer Science
Our project is a Discord bot based around utilizing APIs to rank the musical tastes of users in a Discord chat. It has two parts: a Spotify player inside of Discord, and an analyzer to generate the ranking data.
TEAM MEMBERS: Forrest Burt Ben Harper Sean Mullarkey
The first part, the player, stores music played via the bot in an internal buffer. User-linked data is saved, including the YouTube like/dislike radio of the song’s music video and other discographic information. This part of the bot interfaces with Spotify’s API to get the songs to play and then with TheAudioDB to get the user-linked data.
CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
The second part, the analyzer, takes the like/dislike ratios and uses them to rate musical taste. When called, the bot displays tongue-in-cheek messages to the chat based on the generated rankings. For example, the user with the lowest ratio will be told they need better taste, while the person at the top is called a conformist. All generated ranking data is stored internally so it can be recalled and displayed to the users with various commands. We have considered adding push notifications for mobile devices to the bot as well, with a similar tongue-in-cheek style.
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#15 – RASPBERRY PI CONTROLLER MAPPINGS DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Osama Natouf Mitchell Rust CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
Our project is hardware layer abstraction utilizing some existing library in python to map user controllers into the same functionality on some target device in our case it will be the buggy robot. The first part is to be able to find the proper way of mapping inputs in our code into some agreed upon codes that would be sent to the target device. In addition, we want to be able to send those commands remotely across different networks through the internet. For the creation of the buggy robot we are using Raspberry Pi computer for running the listening software on the robot and the main reason is simply because to have some sort of functional hardware that would produce some effect for testing the code and hopefully producing the result we are looking for. The second part, the audio and video transmission and controller configuration. In addition we provided a lot of user customization options to the interface of the program, so that the user can be able to adjust the controller according to his preference.
#16 – LOGZLY DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Ryan Mitchell Nikesh Parajuli CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
Logzly is a group journaling application for developers in teams. It allows team managers and members to see what the fellow developers are working on a particular day or throughout the week. It is very useful to allow coworkers to see what their team members are working on, what they could possibly need help with, and what they have previously worked on. This makes it very easy for developers to stay organized with their team and keep track of what they have worked on themselves. Daily stand-up meetings are an integral part of software development teams, and with coronavirus, people working from home, and developers working in different time zones these meetings can be easily overlooked. Logzly provides a common platform for teams to share their daily updates.
#17 – TRENDEXCHANGE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Paul Harder Joel Koehler Zach Luciano CLIENTS: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISORS: Shane Panter
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The TrendExchange web app, is intended to be an investing game to teach the stock market in a fun environment. Rather than investing in companies, you invest in search terms. We pull data from Google Trends to build a platform of exchange over the popularity of search terms. The user can create an account and maintain access to their favorited terms, with an interface showing the graphical data of that term. A leaderboard will also be kept for users to compete to have the highest value. In this leaderboard, a user will also see their friends and where they stand in accordance to them.
#18 – CRACK DETECTION DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Rohit Gangurde Bryson Gerfen CLIENT: Dr. Yang Lu
In this project, we aimed to iterate upon existing results for autonomous crack detection, segmentation, and tracking in pavement provided to us by Dr. Yang Lu. We began by manually training our own version of YoloV5 and a semantic segmentation repo by annotating a subset of the images we’d been given by Dr. Lu. Once we had done that, the rest of the annotating/training could be done automatically. Using these trained models of crack detection, we added in new features for classifying the cracks based on size and shape. Having these more specific crack detections can be used to prioritize which cracks should be fixed/looked at first in the future and thus save time, money, and labor.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Shane Panter
#19 – PROJECT MERCURY Managing inventory is a task most businesses have to deal with, with the large number of references / items to manage in some businesses it can quickly become hard to deal with, so several solutions have been deployed to solve this issue.
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Nicolas Dupuis Anna Han Troy Livingston
Among these solutions , ERP (Enterprise Response Planning) can be really effective for managing and integrating business processes but are mostly reserved for big firms because of their cost and their
CLIENT: Boise State Computer Science Department PROJECT ADVISORS: Shane Panter
implementation which can take years. Another solution is more manual where a business will create its own system through a simple paper documentation or using a spreadsheet. The goal of this project is to create a simple but effective solution, a program easy to use , free and offering enough functionality to allow anyone to use it for its own business. Our program will be installed on a personal computer, it will require minimum resources, through this program the user will be able to : • Create its own items/references with their characteristics (name, price, location, description ) • Add new items, remove, edit any items from their inventory • Create custom report • Import/export from existing data We have named our project Mercury in reference to the Roman god of shopkeepers and transporter of goods.
#20 – ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WEB INTERFACE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Joe Gibson Thomas Reinking Aidan Van Leuven CLIENT: Dr. Elton Graugnard
Currently, remote access software (like TeamViewer) is used to monitor and control the status of a currently running ALD process. In order to facilitate collaboration with others, a password-protected web interface for monitoring the ALD process is desired. This interface should have monitoring capabilities only, and not provide any control to the process.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
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#21 – MOBILE MOLECULAR SENSOR CONTROL DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Shinji Kasai Andrew Lee Nicholas Mladineo
Researchers in concrete construction quality control need an easy way to analyze the properties of asphalt samples outside of a laboratory environment. This project will develop a standalone mobile application for material quality control practices with molecular sensing applications (SCiO) based on the provided SDK kit. The application will be associated with a material inspection database for asphalt concrete construction quality control and will be used to perform on-site scans and data analysis of asphalt concrete samples.
CLIENT: Dr. Yang Lu PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#22 – AUTONOMOUS DRIVING WITH LIDAR Computer vision-based LiDAR data processing for Autonomous driving. Using the Livox Horizon LiDAR sensor to collect 3D terrestrial mapping point cloud data and processing that data to detect, identify, segment, and track highway objects, we aim to use machine learning through technologies like OpenCV and OpenVino to create algorithms that will allows to track highway objects in real time.
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Andrew Guzman Joel Starr-Avalos Wesley Wong CLIENT: Dr. Yang Lu PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#23 – STATISTICAL SOIL STABILIZER COMPUTATION WEB INTERFACE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Brandon Contreras Jonathan Demaree Garret Hansen Brian Morck CLIENT: Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
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Field researchers who take soil samples for strength-of-soil computations for planning purposes related to construction and civil engineering need a way to automate their calculations and produce reliable and detailed reports of their findings. Our team proposes to build a website interface capable of accomplishing this automation by allowing researchers to enter soil and lab data and producing a report with the results of the strength-of-soil computation. The report would be displayed on the website and would allow the user to download it as a PDF, allowing for portability to other documents relevant to the researchers.
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#24 – MOBILE APP FOR LABORATORY DATA RESULTS DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Zachary Garner Edward Kourbanev John Martin CLIENT: Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) routinely tests materials of asphalt pavements and records data collected by manually filling out the ITD-888 form on paper. This data on the hardcopy is then tediously copied over to the ITD’s web-based application in the QASP Portal where the data can be stored in a database. In order to eliminate possible transcription errors, and poor record keeping practices, we will create an application that utilizes a tablet or phone to simplify this process. The application will record the digital readout from a scale or equipment readout (i.e. nuclear density gauge), store, and upload the data to the ITD QASP portal to effectively capture the data in real time while utilizing spatial, chronological, and other metadata to assess the validity of the data.
#25 – GUI APP FOR LASER NOISE ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: John Begg Jeong Boo Josh Dixon CLIENT: Dr. Daniel Turner
Currently the process of interpreting the raw data from the lab is a tedious process. This project will streamline the process of rendering the raw data into a Graphical User Interface that researchers can more easily generate charts for their analysis of data.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#26 – DETERMINE THE OPEN PROBABILITY OF ION CHANNELS FROM EXPERIMENTAL I-V PLOTS DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Adam Berridge Irene Galca Jordan Hiatt Phillip Vorce CLIENT: Dr. Daniel Fologea PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
For this project, we are developing an application that can analyze the ionic current “I” recorded in response to voltage V for a population of voltage gated ion channels inserted into the membrane. We will then translate this data into a visual graph where the user can view and interact with the information through a GUI. The program should also be able to calculate the slope using the linear regression algorithm.
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#27 – BRONCODROME BroncoDrome is a 3rd person vehicular combat game being developed using Unreal Engine 4. This project was created to satisfy the requirements of CS 481 - Senior Design, but it will be the start of a multi-semester project that new groups will incrementally take over. This project will be an opportunity for CS students who are interested in game design careers to work on a relevant project for their capstone.
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Juan Becerra Jared Lytle Mikey Krentz Nate St. George Olivia Thomas Jared White Connor Wood CLIENT: Dr. Eric Henderson PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
#28 – PIRATE SECURITY APPLIANCE DEPARTMENT: Computer Science TEAM MEMBERS: Cole Gilmore Max Hanson Casey Lewis CLIENT: Dr. Eric Henderson PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Eric Henderson
Running security and penetration tests on a connected system can be dangerous. If something goes wrong, a system or network could be left damaged or vulnerable. PiRate is a standalone security checker that can run tests on a secured network to avoid these risks. It is implemented on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B or newer. PiRate connects to another computer through a direct LAN connection (the client computer must be taken off all other networks). The client accesses the PiRate controller through a web page served by PiRate. The controller UI allows the client to run a number of security checks and tests and displays the results. Having a directly connected LAN between PiRate and the client allows the PiRate software to safely emulate attack vectors and test security weaknesses of the client device.
#29 – ADAPTIVE BIKE LIGHT DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Derek Ackerman Jared Dilley Mason Hix Danielle Simon CLIENT: Sean Lee PROJECT ADVISOR: Brian Higgins MENTOR: Sean Lee
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Sean Lee requested an adaptive bike light that changes intensity and blink rate depending on the cyclist’s movement to improve the rider’s visibility and indicate their activity to nearby drivers. The device can act as a front or rear bike light and has a situationally adjusted output on the rear position and a simple status light blinking in the front. Acceleration is tracked using a triple-axis accelerometer controlled by an STM32 microcontroller through I2C communication. This data then controls a custom LED driver circuit feeding an addressable 3 LED array. The system is housed in a 3D-printed enclosure with specifications similar to current products on the market. Power is delivered using two rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries, which can be charged in and out of the enclosure. The final product is intended to be reliable, modular, and accessible for a variety of cyclists to increase general safety.
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#30 – INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM CYBER SECURITY PROJECT Many industrial control systems (ICSs) were not designed with cyber security in mind, often running with outdated software and equipment. This leaves control systems across various fields vulnerable to cyber-attacks from adversaries, which would allow them to manipulate the systems, steal data, or even destroy the systems themselves. The goal of this project was to build a small mock ICS and use a man-in-the-middle device to monitor and disrupt the data from a Human Machine Interface (HMI) to a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). With an understanding of the weaknesses of ICS, the results can then be used to develop cyber security strategies and techniques that would allow the ICS to be more resilient to similar types of attacks.
DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Brooklyn Mesia Khoa Nguyen Mason Sherburne Thony Yang CLIENTS: Dr. Sin Ming Loo PROJECT ADVISOR: Brian Higgins MENTOR: Theron Beam
#31 – CLASSIC CAR FAN CONTROLLER DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Rian Kierce Jeremy Martin Tom Ryan Tyler Summers CLIENT: Grant Uzzel PROJECT ADVISOR: Brian Higgins MENTOR: Grant Uzzel
Our project was to develop a unique solution for a Chevrolet C-10 that would allow the customer to control aftermarket electric radiator fans. The design consists of a control system with feedback to run the electric fans and allow for user input to set the operating temperature. This is accomplished by using ESP32 microcontrollers, RS485 communication standard, motor drivers, and an android companion app. The customer can manually change both the temperature and fan speed to their liking from the companion android app. If there is no customer input, the fans will continue to work as if they are stock to the car.
#32 – SEL FEEDER FAULT PROTECTION DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Bryan Bockelman Andrei Calugaru Zak Studebaker Jorge Tejada CLIENT: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. PROJECT ADVISOR: Brian Higgins
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. asked our group to develop a harvesting tool, via Python, to run through different data points and analyze fault trends along a distribution feeder. To do this, we have duplicated real life fault scenarios in a lab setting. Using SEL protection relays, a basic power distribution relay set-up was built, and we were able to simulate faults along this simulated setup. To conduct simulations and extract data, we used SEL software such as Quickset, RTDS and RSCAD. Our Final program written in Python aims to read RTAC (Real-Time Automation Controller) output files, parse through data and create a table of faults that is easy to read. These Fault types include single phase to ground, phase-to-phase, phase-to-phase-to-ground, and three-phase faults.
MENTORS: Theron Beam Chris Kelley
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#33 – CRAWL SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING The function of this project is to assist our sponsor, Sean Lee, in detecting a burst or leaky water pipe as quickly as possible. The project utilizes temperature, humidity, and soil sensors to measure the environment. Two stationary sensor devices installed in the crawl space are able to communicate with a base station in the main house via Wi-Fi modules. These measurements are displayed on an LCD screen on the base station. If the measurements are outside of the normal environment of the crawl space the base station will indicate this with an LED indicator.
DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Cesar Delgado Kelly Katona Stephen Shay Isaac Wolstenholme CLIENT: Sean Lee PROJECT ADVISORS: Fady Hussein Brian Higgins MENTOR: Sean Lee
#34 – IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS FOR LEAD-ACID BATTERIES DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Bryton Anderson Jared Cox Addie Higgins Amir Mujcin Kushalta Paudel Drake Sanborn CLIENT: Allan Gray, sunEtrike PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr, Thad Welch Brian Higgins
sunEtrike provides electric tricycles as a nonpolluting, cost-effective means of transportation in the Philippines. This system relies on multiple deep-cycle 12V batteries to store solar-generated power. As battery health degrades, these batteries’ cost-efficiency and usability decline quickly, particularly in tropical climates. This degradation can be monitored by measuring the impedance of the battery using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). This method extracts the battery’s real and imaginary impedance components as a current is injected over a wide range of frequencies. A Nyquist plot displays the results as an indicator of relative battery health. Commercially available EIS systems are cost-prohibitive or designed for laboratory use. Alternatively, our lowcost solution uses an STM32 microcontroller, custom circuits, and signal processing scripts
#35 – DER PROTECTION STUDY DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Cameron Bentley Cody Gardner Zack Rudikoff Mike Tran CLIENT: Andres Valdepena
DER is an acronym for Distributed Energy Resources. It consists of energy production devices such as solar panels, wind turbines, and generators that are tied into the power grid. To move toward a cleaner power distribution system, the implementation of renewable energy sources is necessary, but adding these renewable energy sources to the power grid is not a simple plug and play process due to the difference in nature of each style of renewable source. Faults on the network will still occur so we used OpenDSS software along with Matlab to simulate the addition of a solar panel farm to an existing section of the power grid. The simulation results provide insight to connection and protection strategies to use as we move toward a cleaner power grid.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Andres Valdepena
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#36– ALL SEASONS PORTABLE HANDWASHING STATION DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Zachary Andreason Andrea Eborn Christine Lynch CLIENT: Interfaith Sanctuary PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll MENTORS: Jen Ellis Courtney Hollar Sue Latta Noah Salzman
Interfaith Sanctuary in Boise, ID provides room and board services for homeless and displaced populations. The COVID-19 pandemic has made hand sanitation a high priority for the shelter but the need for social distancing has decreased access to their indoor hand washing facilities. This is especially problematic in the winter months when outdoor temperatures dip below freezing. To address this issue, Team PHS has designed and built a durable, affordable, handwashing system that is functional in all seasons. In addition to addressing the shelter’s needs, the team has placed an additional emphasis on sustainability by utilizing recycled materials where possible and incorporating controlled water usage methods. Once testing and inspection is completed, the finished product will be delivered to the shelter in May 2021.
#37 – SUSTAINABLE INDOOR HYDROPONICS DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Edward Bowers Luke Favillo Julia Lewis Jordan McFarland CLIENT: Boise State Food Pantry PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll MENTORS: Sue Latta Jen Ellis
College students and apartment dwellers make up roughly 12% of Idaho’s residents. These individuals are oftentimes unable to grow their own food due to limited space and seasonal Idaho weather. With the use of repurposed plastic waste products and hydroponics, we have created a simple, sustainable, and affordable solution. The indoor hydroponic system we have created is primarily made of repurposed used plastic water bottles and scrap wood. The system is 2x4 feet and can be mounted on any wall, is self lit, and requires no more than 2 gallons of water. It can be expanded if needed by attaching additional panels to the base panel. Hydroponics help to save water, increase harvest, and can even improve produce quality. The goal for our semester project is to provide the Boise State Food Pantry with a final deliverable and have a public blueprint for individuals to model and build their own small scale indoor hydroponic system.
#38– CALOWATT CHARGER DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Tanner Effinger Kirk Mendive Lindsey Plum Malaya Wade CLIENT: Boise State Sustainability Club PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll
There is a need to have accessible green energy provided to the public in major metropolitan areas. Our project design combats this issue by providing enough green energy to charge a cellphone or laptop. When using our product students will pedal on a bike, creating kinetic energy. At the same time energy from solar panels located on the roof will be generated. The kinetic and solar energy will be converted, in our device, into power that can charge a cell phone or laptop. Our device will be located in the SUB, a very popular building at Boise State University, allowing for continual use. This introduces a set of safety concerns the team will keep in mind when designing our initial device.
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#39 – REDISCOVERED NURSERY DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Crystal Black Joe Citi Pardis Kabeh Iris Torres PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll MENTORS: Sue Latta Jen Ellis
The goal of the project is to create a small scale outdoor greenhouse for apartment living to provide the ability to have a garden for those with limited outdoor space. Our team decided to use plastic water bottles due to the lack of recycling infrastructure. The structure is planned to be simple enough for the average person to create. The greenhouse is cuboidal shape made out of PVC pipe with 2 doors attached by hinges. The recycled water bottles are cut at the top and bottom to create a cylinder and then cut in half to form flat sheets of plastic. The bottles will be joined together to create a panel that is wrapped around the structure to protect the plants. Future plans include adding a hydroponic system to design a complete garden.
#40 – AUTONOMOUS DOGGIE DROPPINGS EVISORATOR DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Jarret Randis Atticus Rosenkoetter Trevin Whitehead CLIENT: Jelly the Dog and her Human PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll MENTOR: Dr. Noah Salzman
Our goal is to make an automatic pooper scooper for dog owners. This product will make the daily chore of picking up dog poop virtually effortless by disposing of dog droppings for simplicity of yard cleanliness. Not only would it make it easier for owners but it would put neighbors at ease. Our first objective was to design a vehicle that will roam around a yard successfully and be able to stay within set boundaries. In doing so we have created a device out of PETG, ABS, HTG11 humidity sensors, and a ultrasonic sensor to accomplish this task. After the basic completion of this device, we will then move to designing and implementing the ability to remove waste throughout the yard.
#41 – LIGHTS FOR WHEELCHAIRS DEPARTMENT: Engineering Plus TEAM MEMBERS: Alyssa Clark Haley Heaton Tyler Valdez CLIENT: Randy PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Amy J. Moll MENTOR: Dr. Courtney Hollar
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Wheelchair users encounter safety risks when navigating the world at night. Our client, Randy, recognized that visibility is crucial for his safety at night. Through the process of prototyping, we will develop a design that best meets Randy’s needs. Randy desires a wireless solution, prompting us to design a remote using an Arduino Nano with infrared signals to communicate with LED strip lights attached to bars at the front of his chair. We will secure the remote to his chair in a discrete location that does not interfere with his mobility. The battery pack powering the LEDs will be placed underneath Randy’s footrest reducing unwanted interactions with the wires. A successful design will light a path approximately six feet in front of Randy’s wheelchair and be durable.
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#42 – AUTOMATED FIBER PRODUCTION Fiberguide Industries approached our Boise State University Senior Design team(AFP) with the task to improve the production of a specific product for a contract. For this product there was a significant failure rate in production of the product. The goal for AFP and Fiberguide Industries was to mitigate the failure rate of the product and increase the production rate. The team looked to increase the rate of inspection time of product and create a faster and improved quality assurance strategy. The team investigated multiple strategies to improve the process and landed upon a visual inspection system that would in theory drop the inspection time per product down a significant amount.
DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Zachariah Cooley Augustus Driscoll Addie Tolman CLIENT: Fiberguide Industries PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTORS: Devinder Saini Robert Sherman
#43 – BAJA TRANSMISSION DESIGN DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Logan Boyd Alan Chavez Josh Dougherty Ethan Fretwell Daniel Shoup CLIENT: Boise State Baja Racing Club
The Boise State Baja Racing Club is currently in need of a new transmission that incorporates a lightweight and robust design. The new transmission is designed to include an idler gear set up that will allow the vehicle to be put in reverse when stuck on certain terrains. A single speed forward transmission with a significant gear reduction of 11.11:1 will be used to drive the vehicle. The transmission will be engaged in and out of gear via hand controls for the driver. These hand controls must be within easy reach of the driver as they will be belted into the vehicle in an extremely restrictive 5-point harness.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTORS: Griff Allen Chris Davis Jay Fleming
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#44 – EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS LID WITH LIQUID PASS-THROUGH DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Jill Alexander Kyle Marschner Trent Werschke CLIENT: Space Tango PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTORS: Dr. Gunes Uzer Lynn Catlin
The Mechanical Adaptations Lab at Boise State University, in partnership with Space Tango, is continuously working to send an experimental apparatus to the International Space Station. This experiment involves sending culture samples in a sealed container of fluid. The problem that our senior design group focused on solving was the task of creating a lid that fit onto the experimental containment. It was critical that the lid was sealed and solidly attached to the culture trays, while also allowing for threads to go through to secure the sample in place. A crucial aspect of the experiment was to have fresh fluid replaced throughout the cells over regular intervals. Our lid had to be designed to facilitate the regular, and total, fluid transfer.
#45 – TOOLBOX ORGANIZATION PRODUCT DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Richard Bell Garrett Cappello Stafford Smith Logan Warner CLIENT: Harbor Freight PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTORS: Trevor Kimleck Kelly Baldanado
The team set out to create a toolbox organization system for the common man. Existing systems were either incomplete, or much too expensive to be adopted by a large portion of the population. Tying the project closely with Harbor Freight from the offset focused the design on the US General toolboxes offered by the company. Working closely with Harbor Freight also introduced an emphasis on the business aspects of design. The system optimized for the most common drawer sizes in the US General boxes, as well as designed toward cost incurred by a company both in manufacturing, shipping, and displaying the assortment. The final design includes different sized trays shaped to nest and hold dividers to further customize toolbox drawers.
#46 – BOISE STATE AQUACULTURE DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Sydney Adair Morgan Diefendorf Liz Gaffney Madison Goldfeldt Alex Toney CLIENTS: U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin
The US Department of Energy determined that marine energy has the ability to significantly advance the blue economy. The blue economy consists of businesses that rely on and preserve ocean resources for economic opportunity. Progression of the blue economy has a positive impact environmentally and socially. Aquaculture, or the farming of fish, is a featured subgroup of the blue economy. Our project objective is to design a sustainable aquaculture system to address global food demands and subsequent overfishing of the ocean. Our system is designed to harness marine energy and run independently of exterior power sources. The sustainability of our system is what sets us apart from existing solutions. We offer an environmentally friendly advancement that meets the increasing demand for ocean resources posed by the world’s growing population.
MENTORS: Lynn Catlin Arielle Cardinal
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#47 – BRONCO AUTOMATED COMPETITION SET DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Joshua Fadeley Aidan Jederberg Juneau Kim Sierra Sandison CLIENT: Bronco Spirit Squad PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin
This year, Buster Bronco will be competing at an event, in which the crew is only allowed to set up and break down the set, but they cannot be on stage during the 90 second skit itself. In mascot competitions that Buster has competed at in the past, assistants were permitted to be on stage moving props and changing sets as the skit happened. The Spirit Squad needs sets and props for the upcoming mascot competition that are portable, high quality, and can be controlled and managed by the costumed mascot, alone. A successful solution will be a Disneyland-quality autonomous prop set that is easily transported, set up, and taken down within the given time and size limitations, and meet the needs for the Spy-themed skit that the Buster team has written.
#48 – TOWED ARRAY ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE REDUCTION DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Rob Cotner Mitch Evans Matthew Ineck Mirza Ljubijankic Ian Lynch Rico van Buskirk CLIENT: Indepth Corporation PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTORS: Brad Bowcutt Nick Bowers
Indepth Corporation is a United States Department of Defense approved geophysics and geographic information systems contractor specializing in surveying and mapping land to locate unexploded ordnance (UXO). InDepth uses an array of EM-61 metal detectors, among other sensors, to precisely locate buried UXO’s. InDepth requested an improved trailer to produce cleaner data and increased equipment reliability during vehicle-towed scans. Due to the electromagnetic sensitivity of the instrumentation used, metallic materials were not employed in our design. Through our benchmarking and analysis, we determined that increasing the wheel size and developing a non-metallic hub system provided solutions to most performance issues. Client feedback drove our focus towards developing only this portion of the original concept. Thanks to the generosity of: Brad Bowcutt - JB Laser and Nick Bowers - Rule Steel
#49 – ULTRASOUND REPLICATING SCAN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Tristan Hauber Jake Turrittin CLIENT: Dr. Tyler Brown PROJECT ADVISOR: Lynn Catlin MENTOR: Lynn Catlin
One of the research projects in Boise State University’s Biomechanics research lab deals with the healing process of stress fractures in the tibia. Ultrasound imaging is vital to their research, making it possible for them to see the stress fractures first hand. Our task was to create a device that would allow researchers to take an ultrasound image of the tibia in the same location across multiple examinations in the same way. To accomplish this, we mounted an articulating arm to a beam, parallel to the tibia, such that it can move linearly along it. The arm holds the ultrasound transducer head at the end where the images are taken. A series of sensors along the beam and the arm are used to calculate the location and velocity of the transducer head. This data is then saved for future use, making it easy for the user to repeat the imaging process accurately.
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#50 – SARS-COV-2 RAPID DETECTION USING PAPER MICROFLUIDICS The rapid detection of infectious diseases is a necessary tool for controlling their spread. The team has implemented a prototype rapid test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus using the reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) method. Samples of saliva are tested in paper microfluidic devices that use colorimeteric indicators to show positive or negative results. The intended final application is for people to self-test at home for COVID-19.
DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Zoe Guidara Kailee Jones Ashlyn Masterson Maddy McKenzie Sophia Mitchell CLIENT: Biology Department, Boise State PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Julia Oxford Eric Hayden MENTORS: Dr. Julia Oxford Eric Hayden
#51 – IN SITU CHARACTERIZATION OF ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kincaid Graff John D Hues Ammon Southwick Annalies Tipton CLIENT: Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
The growth of thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) require real-time monitoring for process monitoring and diagnostics. Analyzing the process gas chemistry in real-time is also beneficial for optimizing film quality. In this work a standardfilm thickness monitor using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has been modified to improve its accuracy in ALD processes. In addition, a custom gas inlet and pumping system has been fitted to a residual gas analyzer (RGA) to improve analysis of process chemistries.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. Elton Graugnard MENTOR: Dr. Elton Graugnard
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#52 – TUTORIALS AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR LEARNING COMSOL DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Mayzie Houdek Aarin Jewkes Mia Klopfenstein Dominik Panchenko Joeseph Thomas CLIENT: Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
The multiphysics finite element analysis (FEA) software package COMSOL is a sophisticated and powerful modeling tool. However, it is very complex and challenging to learn. COMSOL provides many online resources and videos to support people learning it, however it can be difficult to navigate all of them and determine how to make the most effective use of them. The CREED project has assembled and curated these resources in a manner tailored to support the learning needs of researchers in Dr David Estrada’s research lab. These COMSOL learners may use a custom website developed for them with links to tutorials and other materials organized to support wha they need.
PROJECT ADVISOR: Dr. David Estrada MENTOR: Dr. David Estrada
#53 – CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION MODELING DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Kyler Ayers Hailee Munoz Nathan Staley Makayla Turner CLIENT: Micron Technology PROJECT ADVISORS: John Matovu Jim Hoffman Steve Hues
The chemical mechanical planarization process, or CMP, is used in semiconductor manufacturing to selectively remove materials and produce a level, polished surface on wafers between processing steps. It uses a complex integration of chemical reactions and light mechanical abrasion to remove specific materials, while leaving others intact. This project has investigated the use of COMSOL finite element analysis software to build a model of the CMP process, taking into account chemical and mechanical factors. The model is intended to provide process development engineers greater control of the process to improve wafer throughput and yields.
MENTOR: Dr. HaroldAckler
#54 – CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT THROUGH MEDIUMS DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Max Cook Erik Jensen Jason Powell Aaron Sauer Forest Swanson CLIENT: Micron Technology
The diffusion of contaminant species during semiconductor device processing can significantly reduce the final quality of the end products. This team has developed a model of fluorine diffusing in tungsten, silica, and diffusion barrier materials in conditions analogous to those during wafer processing using the COMSOL software package. Their model may be used to investigate the extent of fluorine diffusion in a device,and the efficacy of diffusion barriers.
PROJECT ADVISORS: Jordan Greenlee Jim Hoffman Steve Hues MENTOR: Dr. HaroldAckler
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#55 – UNDERSTANDING THERMAL AND FLUID TRANSIENTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES DEPARTMENT: Micron School of Material Science and Engineering TEAM MEMBERS: Christian Fackrell Tyler Hamer Kody King Riley Winters CLIENT: Micron Technology PROJECT ADVISORS: Ross Economy Jim Hoffman Steve Hues
The purpose of this project is to create a scalable model of 3D high aspect ratio semiconductor devices that can be used to test the limits of current deposition processes and give insight on what can be changed to mitigate quality issues caused by scaling. COMSOL was used to model atomic layer deposition (ALD) of high aspect ratio devices. Within the software, finite element analysis was used to model the required parameters including mass and thermal transport, and surface reactions over a created mesh in the conditions of an ALD chamber that will model these devices.
MENTOR: Dr. Harold Ackler
#56 – PLASMA FERRET DEPARTMENT: Joint teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Nate Fisher (ECE) Kyle Kramer (ECE) Jessica Carlson (MBE) Ian Lockhart (MBE) John McClarin (MBE) CLIENT: Dr. Jim Browning PROJECT ADVISORS: Dr. Jim Browning Lynn Catlin Brian Higgins
The team designed and created a ferret device to transport a high voltage plasma source through a metallic pipe for biofilm sanitization applications. The ferret device utilizes an ESP32 microcontroller and LabVIEW software to control speed, direction, and feedback data from the device to calculate and detect slippage. The device incorporates a stepper motor and high precision rotary encoder with 3D printed wheels that contour to the pipe wall with a bevel gear system for controlled motion and high torque. The control system is programmed in Arduino using an interrupt style sequence. The device also contains safeguards for the high voltage, high noise environment.
#57 – SMART MASK DEPARTMENT: Joint teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Chase Babski (ECE) Walker Combs (ECE) Fataneh Jenabi (ECE) Joe Ma (ECE) Kai Lansdell (MBE) Zachary Price (MBE) CLIENT: The Micron Foundation PROJECT ADVISORS: Lynn Catlin Brian Higgins
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, masks have become an essential part of our daily lives. While the masks are critical physical barriers to slow the virus’s spread, we are proposing a new type of mask in this project that can measure the user’s vitals. We are designing a moldable and flexible mask that can capture temperature, blood oxygen saturation and heart rate. The captured data will be stored on an SD card and/ or transferred to a phone via Bluetooth. Like any mask, this will help reduce the risk of exposure towards known airborne diseases. However, our Smart Mask is also capable of recording and providing vital information about the user prior to and during infection.
#58 – SOLAR DISTRICT CUP COLLEGIATE DESIGN COMPETITION DEPARTMENT: Joint teams ECE-MBE TEAM MEMBERS: Daniel Boots (ECE) Liz Laidig (ECE) Justin McKeague (ECE) Ashley Rivera (ECE) Brooke-Lynn Andrade (MBE) Sam Reed (MBE) Zachariah Vandeventer (MBE) Matt Zuzelski (MBE) CLIENT: U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory PROJECT ADVISORS: Andres Valdepena Dr. John Gardner Dr. Todd Otanicar
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup (SDC) challenged collegiate level students to design an efficient and cost-effective solar photovoltaic (PV) system with battery storage for the real-life use case of the University of NebraskaLincoln. The interdisciplinary team of mechanical and electrical engineering students designed a PV system including roof mounts, agrivoltaics, carports, and informational solar trees using engineering, financial, and urban development disciplines. The system was designed and optimized to maximize energy offset. Battery storage was considered for resiliency to protect expensive equipment during power outages. Systems were modeled using a combination of Aurora Solar, NREL System Advisor Model, Energy Toolbase, and OpenDSS. The final system design was presented to the competition judges to outline the system itself as well as the financial and urban impact the solar system would have on the University.
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